Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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